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Monthly Archives: September 2008
The Hidden Treasure
“I was a hidden treasure and wanted to be known.” This is the beginning of the probably most famous hadith qudsi, or extra-Qur’anic Word of God, ḥadiṯs-e kanz-e maḵf. Its more correct translation might be as follows: “I was a … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Religion
Tagged Hadith Qudsi, Hidden Treasure, Mahmoud Farshchian, The Fifth Day of Creation
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Mobile Phone?
Dutch Army Sergeant Major Jan, 2nd Platoon, E-company, Battle Group-7, Task Force Uruzgan, talks to an Afghan village elder about the needs of his community. Jan also discussed the importance of Afghan people getting involved with local government to improve … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, USA
Tagged Anglo-Afghan wars, Isaf, Nato, Theodor Fontane, war on terror
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Nice Try
Iran’s Vice President, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, has recently been heavily chastised by a majority of Majlis members for his surprising statement, the American and Israeli peoples (!) are friends of Iran. The Head of the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and … Continue reading
A Tough Week Ahead
Ramadan is coming to an end soon. In Iran and some Arab countries, on the last Friday of the Holy Month, the so-called International Quds Day sees anti-Zionist demonstrations opposing Israel’s control of Jerusalem (Quds). Especially in Iran, where the … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, NPT
Tagged Additional Protocol, IAEA, International Quds Day, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ramadan, UN General Assembly
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From Aradan
Kasra Naji. Ahmadinejad: The Secret History of Iran’s Radical Leader. University of California Press, Berkeley 2008, 312 pages. There is an urgent need for an unbiased and more detailed analysis of the origins of this son of a … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Iran
Tagged Angela Merkel, Aradan, axis of evil, Ayatollah Jannati, Ayatollah Khamenei, Ayatollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi, Basij, Elm-o Sanat University, George W. Bush, Holocaust, hostage crisis, IAEA, Iraq-Iran war, Islamic Republic, Islamic Revolution, Jamkaran, Kasra Naji, Mahdi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mohammad Khatami, Natanz, National Intelligence Estimate, NIE, nuclear program, Pasdaran, Revolutionary Guard, United Nations, Zionism
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